# vimba
## English
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Vimba.

### Noun

vimba (plural vimbas)
* Any member of the genus Vimba of cyprinid fish.

#### Derived terms

* Bavarian vimba
* Macedonian vimba
* Menderes vimba

## Kituba
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bímba.

### Verb

vimba
* to swell

## Kongo
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bímba.

### Verb

vimba
* to swell

## Lingala
### Verb

vimba
* to swell

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-vimba (infinitive kuvimba)
* to swell, expand
    Synonym: -fura
* to be bloated

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -vimba :
| Positive present | -navimba |
| Subjunctive | -vimbe |
| Negative | -vimbi |
| Imperative singular | vimba |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kuvimba |
| Negative | kutovimba |
Imperatives :
| Singular | vimba |
| Plural | vimbeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | huvimba |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -livimba |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kuvimba |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -tavimba |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tavimba |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sivimbe |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngevimba |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singevimba |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalivimba |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalivimba |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mevimba |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshavimba |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -javimba |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kivimba |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipovimba |
| Consecutive | kavimba / positive subject concord + -kavimba |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kavimbe |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -vimbia
** Causative: -vimbisha
** Passive: -vimbwa
** Reciprocal: -vimbana
** Stative: -vimbika
* Nominal derivations:
** uvimbe (“swelling”)

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

### Verb

-vimba
* to prevent

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

### Verb

-vimba
* (transitive) to close up

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

### Verb

-vimba
* to close, to shut
* to plug, to cork
* to prevent

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuvimba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuvimba | ukungavimbi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | vimba | -vimbe |
| Plural | vimbani | -vimbeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyavimba, ngivimba | engivimbayo, engivimba | ngivimba | angivimbi | engingavimbi | ngingavimbi |
| 2nd singular | uyavimba, uvimba | ovimbayo, ovimba | uvimba | awuvimbi | ongavimbi | ungavimbi |
| 1st plural | siyavimba, sivimba | esivimbayo, esivimba | sivimba | asivimbi | esingavimbi | singavimbi |
| 2nd plural | niyavimba, nivimba | enivimbayo, enivimba | nivimba | anivimbi | eningavimbi | ningavimbi |
| Class 1 | uyavimba, uvimba | ovimbayo, ovimba | evimba | akavimbi | ongavimbi | engavimbi |
| Class 2 | bayavimba, bavimba | abavimbayo, abavimba | bevimba | abavimbi | abangavimbi | bengavimbi |
| Class 3 | uyavimba, uvimba | ovimbayo, ovimba | uvimba | awuvimbi | ongavimbi | ungavimbi |
| Class 4 | iyavimba, ivimba | evimbayo, evimba | ivimba | ayivimbi | engavimbi | ingavimbi |
| Class 5 | liyavimba, livimba | elivimbayo, elivimba | livimba | alivimbi | elingavimbi | lingavimbi |
| Class 6 | ayavimba, avimba | avimbayo, avimba | evimba | awavimbi | angavimbi | engavimbi |
| Class 7 | siyavimba, sivimba | esivimbayo, esivimba | sivimba | asivimbi | esingavimbi | singavimbi |
| Class 8 | ziyavimba, zivimba | ezivimbayo, ezivimba | zivimba | azivimbi | ezingavimbi | zingavimbi |
| Class 9 | iyavimba, ivimba | evimbayo, evimba | ivimba | ayivimbi | engavimbi | ingavimbi |
| Class 10 | ziyavimba, zivimba | ezivimbayo, ezivimba | zivimba | azivimbi | ezingavimbi | zingavimbi |
| Class 11 | luyavimba, luvimba | oluvimbayo, oluvimba | luvimba | aluvimbi | olungavimbi | lungavimbi |
| Class 14 | buyavimba, buvimba | obuvimbayo, obuvimba | buvimba | abuvimbi | obungavimbi | bungavimbi |
| Class 15 | kuyavimba, kuvimba | okuvimbayo, okuvimba | kuvimba | akuvimbi | okungavimbi | kungavimbi |
| Class 17 | kuyavimba, kuvimba | okuvimbayo, okuvimba | kuvimba | akuvimbi | okungavimbi | kungavimbi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngivimbile, ngivimbē | engivimbile, engivimbē | ngivimbile, ngivimbē | angivimbanga | engingavimbanga | ngingavimbanga |
| 2nd singular | uvimbile, uvimbē | ovimbile, ovimbē | uvimbile, uvimbē | awuvimbanga | ongavimbanga | ungavimbanga |
| 1st plural | sivimbile, sivimbē | esivimbile, esivimbē | sivimbile, sivimbē | asivimbanga | esingavimbanga | singavimbanga |
| 2nd plural | nivimbile, nivimbē | enivimbile, enivimbē | nivimbile, nivimbē | anivimbanga | eningavimbanga | ningavimbanga |
| Class 1 | uvimbile, uvimbē | ovimbile, ovimbē | evimbile, evimbē | akavimbanga | ongavimbanga | engavimbanga |
| Class 2 | bavimbile, bavimbē | abavimbile, abavimbē | bevimbile, bevimbē | abavimbanga | abangavimbanga | bengavimbanga |
| Class 3 | uvimbile, uvimbē | ovimbile, ovimbē | uvimbile, uvimbē | awuvimbanga | ongavimbanga | ungavimbanga |
| Class 4 | ivimbile, ivimbē | evimbile, evimbē | ivimbile, ivimbē | ayivimbanga | engavimbanga | ingavimbanga |
| Class 5 | livimbile, livimbē | elivimbile, elivimbē | livimbile, livimbē | alivimbanga | elingavimbanga | lingavimbanga |
| Class 6 | avimbile, avimbē | avimbile, avimbē | evimbile, evimbē | awavimbanga | angavimbanga | engavimbanga |
| Class 7 | sivimbile, sivimbē | esivimbile, esivimbē | sivimbile, sivimbē | asivimbanga | esingavimbanga | singavimbanga |
| Class 8 | zivimbile, zivimbē | ezivimbile, ezivimbē | zivimbile, zivimbē | azivimbanga | ezingavimbanga | zingavimbanga |
| Class 9 | ivimbile, ivimbē | evimbile, evimbē | ivimbile, ivimbē | ayivimbanga | engavimbanga | ingavimbanga |
| Class 10 | zivimbile, zivimbē | ezivimbile, ezivimbē | zivimbile, zivimbē | azivimbanga | ezingavimbanga | zingavimbanga |
| Class 11 | luvimbile, luvimbē | oluvimbile, oluvimbē | luvimbile, luvimbē | aluvimbanga | olungavimbanga | lungavimbanga |
| Class 14 | buvimbile, buvimbē | obuvimbile, obuvimbē | buvimbile, buvimbē | abuvimbanga | obungavimbanga | bungavimbanga |
| Class 15 | kuvimbile, kuvimbē | okuvimbile, okuvimbē | kuvimbile, kuvimbē | akuvimbanga | okungavimbanga | kungavimbanga |
| Class 17 | kuvimbile, kuvimbē | okuvimbile, okuvimbē | kuvimbile, kuvimbē | akuvimbanga | okungavimbanga | kungavimbanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāvimba | engāvimba | ngāvimba | angivimbanga | engingavimbanga | ngingavimbanga |
| 2nd singular | wāvimba | owāvimba | wāvimba | awuvimbanga | ongavimbanga | ungavimbanga |
| 1st plural | sāvimba | esāvimba | sāvimba | asivimbanga | esingavimbanga | singavimbanga |
| 2nd plural | nāvimba | enāvimba | nāvimba | anivimbanga | eningavimbanga | ningavimbanga |
| Class 1 | wāvimba | owāvimba | āvimba | akavimbanga | ongavimbanga | engavimbanga |
| Class 2 | bāvimba | abāvimba | bāvimba | abavimbanga | abangavimbanga | bengavimbanga |
| Class 3 | wāvimba | owāvimba | wāvimba | awuvimbanga | ongavimbanga | ungavimbanga |
| Class 4 | yāvimba | eyāvimba | yāvimba | ayivimbanga | engavimbanga | ingavimbanga |
| Class 5 | lāvimba | elāvimba | lāvimba | alivimbanga | elingavimbanga | lingavimbanga |
| Class 6 | āvimba | āvimba | āvimba | awavimbanga | angavimbanga | engavimbanga |
| Class 7 | sāvimba | esāvimba | sāvimba | asivimbanga | esingavimbanga | singavimbanga |
| Class 8 | zāvimba | ezāvimba | zāvimba | azivimbanga | ezingavimbanga | zingavimbanga |
| Class 9 | yāvimba | eyāvimba | yāvimba | ayivimbanga | engavimbanga | ingavimbanga |
| Class 10 | zāvimba | ezāvimba | zāvimba | azivimbanga | ezingavimbanga | zingavimbanga |
| Class 11 | lwāvimba | olwāvimba | lwāvimba | aluvimbanga | olungavimbanga | lungavimbanga |
| Class 14 | bāvimba | obāvimba | bāvimba | abuvimbanga | obungavimbanga | bungavimbanga |
| Class 15 | kwāvimba | okwāvimba | kwāvimba | akuvimbanga | okungavimbanga | kungavimbanga |
| Class 17 | kwāvimba | okwāvimba | kwāvimba | akuvimbanga | okungavimbanga | kungavimbanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingavimba | — | ngingavimba | ngingevimbe | — | ngingevimbe |
| 2nd singular | ungavimba | — | ungavimba | ungevimbe | — | ungevimbe |
| 1st plural | singavimba | — | singavimba | singevimbe | — | singevimbe |
| 2nd plural | ningavimba | — | ningavimba | ningevimbe | — | ningevimbe |
| Class 1 | angavimba | — | engavimba | angevimbe | — | engevimbe |
| Class 2 | bangavimba | — | bengavimba | bangevimbe | — | bengevimbe |
| Class 3 | ungavimba | — | ungavimba | ungevimbe | — | ungevimbe |
| Class 4 | ingavimba | — | ingavimba | ingevimbe | — | ingevimbe |
| Class 5 | lingavimba | — | lingavimba | lingevimbe | — | lingevimbe |
| Class 6 | angavimba | — | engavimba | angevimbe | — | engevimbe |
| Class 7 | singavimba | — | singavimba | singevimbe | — | singevimbe |
| Class 8 | zingavimba | — | zingavimba | zingevimbe | — | zingevimbe |
| Class 9 | ingavimba | — | ingavimba | ingevimbe | — | ingevimbe |
| Class 10 | zingavimba | — | zingavimba | zingevimbe | — | zingevimbe |
| Class 11 | lungavimba | — | lungavimba | lungevimbe | — | lungevimbe |
| Class 14 | bungavimba | — | bungavimba | bungevimbe | — | bungevimbe |
| Class 15 | kungavimba | — | kungavimba | kungevimbe | — | kungevimbe |
| Class 17 | kungavimba | — | kungavimba | kungevimbe | — | kungevimbe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizovimba | engizovimba | ngizovimba | angizuvimba | engingezuvimba | ngingezuvimba |
| 2nd singular | uzovimba | ozovimba | uzovimba | awuzuvimba | ongezuvimba | ungezuvimba |
| 1st plural | sizovimba | esizovimba | sizovimba | asizuvimba | esingezuvimba | singezuvimba |
| 2nd plural | nizovimba | enizovimba | nizovimba | anizuvimba | eningezuvimba | ningezuvimba |
| Class 1 | uzovimba | ozovimba | ezovimba | akazuvimba | ongezuvimba | engezuvimba |
| Class 2 | bazovimba | abazovimba | bezovimba | abazuvimba | abangezuvimba | bengezuvimba |
| Class 3 | uzovimba | ozovimba | uzovimba | awuzuvimba | ongezuvimba | ungezuvimba |
| Class 4 | izovimba | ezovimba | izovimba | ayizuvimba | engezuvimba | ingezuvimba |
| Class 5 | lizovimba | elizovimba | lizovimba | alizuvimba | elingezuvimba | lingezuvimba |
| Class 6 | azovimba | azovimba | ezovimba | awazuvimba | angezuvimba | engezuvimba |
| Class 7 | sizovimba | esizovimba | sizovimba | asizuvimba | esingezuvimba | singezuvimba |
| Class 8 | zizovimba | ezizovimba | zizovimba | azizuvimba | ezingezuvimba | zingezuvimba |
| Class 9 | izovimba | ezovimba | izovimba | ayizuvimba | engezuvimba | ingezuvimba |
| Class 10 | zizovimba | ezizovimba | zizovimba | azizuvimba | ezingezuvimba | zingezuvimba |
| Class 11 | luzovimba | oluzovimba | luzovimba | aluzuvimba | olungezuvimba | lungezuvimba |
| Class 14 | buzovimba | obuzovimba | buzovimba | abuzuvimba | obungezuvimba | bungezuvimba |
| Class 15 | kuzovimba | okuzovimba | kuzovimba | akuzuvimba | okungezuvimba | kungezuvimba |
| Class 17 | kuzovimba | okuzovimba | kuzovimba | akuzuvimba | okungezuvimba | kungezuvimba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyovimba | engiyovimba | ngiyovimba | angiyuvimba | engingeyuvimba | ngingeyuvimba |
| 2nd singular | uyovimba | oyovimba | uyovimba | awuyuvimba | ongeyuvimba | ungeyuvimba |
| 1st plural | siyovimba | esiyovimba | siyovimba | asiyuvimba | esingeyuvimba | singeyuvimba |
| 2nd plural | niyovimba | eniyovimba | niyovimba | aniyuvimba | eningeyuvimba | ningeyuvimba |
| Class 1 | uyovimba | oyovimba | eyovimba | akayuvimba | ongeyuvimba | engeyuvimba |
| Class 2 | bayovimba | abayovimba | beyovimba | abayuvimba | abangeyuvimba | bengeyuvimba |
| Class 3 | uyovimba | oyovimba | uyovimba | awuyuvimba | ongeyuvimba | ungeyuvimba |
| Class 4 | iyovimba | eyovimba | iyovimba | ayiyuvimba | engeyuvimba | ingeyuvimba |
| Class 5 | liyovimba | eliyovimba | liyovimba | aliyuvimba | elingeyuvimba | lingeyuvimba |
| Class 6 | ayovimba | ayovimba | eyovimba | awayuvimba | angeyuvimba | engeyuvimba |
| Class 7 | siyovimba | esiyovimba | siyovimba | asiyuvimba | esingeyuvimba | singeyuvimba |
| Class 8 | ziyovimba | eziyovimba | ziyovimba | aziyuvimba | ezingeyuvimba | zingeyuvimba |
| Class 9 | iyovimba | eyovimba | iyovimba | ayiyuvimba | engeyuvimba | ingeyuvimba |
| Class 10 | ziyovimba | eziyovimba | ziyovimba | aziyuvimba | ezingeyuvimba | zingeyuvimba |
| Class 11 | luyovimba | oluyovimba | luyovimba | aluyuvimba | olungeyuvimba | lungeyuvimba |
| Class 14 | buyovimba | obuyovimba | buyovimba | abuyuvimba | obungeyuvimba | bungeyuvimba |
| Class 15 | kuyovimba | okuyovimba | kuyovimba | akuyuvimba | okungeyuvimba | kungeyuvimba |
| Class 17 | kuyovimba | okuyovimba | kuyovimba | akuyuvimba | okungeyuvimba | kungeyuvimba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngivimbe | ngingavimbi |
| 2nd singular | uvimbe | ungavimbi |
| 1st plural | sivimbe | singavimbi |
| 2nd plural | nivimbe | ningavimbi |
| Class 1 | avimbe | angavimbi |
| Class 2 | bavimbe | bangavimbi |
| Class 3 | uvimbe | ungavimbi |
| Class 4 | ivimbe | ingavimbi |
| Class 5 | livimbe | lingavimbi |
| Class 6 | avimbe | angavimbi |
| Class 7 | sivimbe | singavimbi |
| Class 8 | zivimbe | zingavimbi |
| Class 9 | ivimbe | ingavimbi |
| Class 10 | zivimbe | zingavimbi |
| Class 11 | luvimbe | lungavimbi |
| Class 14 | buvimbe | bungavimbi |
| Class 15 | kuvimbe | kungavimbi |
| Class 17 | kuvimbe | kungavimbi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngavimba | ngangavimba, angavimba, angangavimba |
| 2nd singular | wavimba | wangavimba, awavimba, awangavimba |
| 1st plural | savimba | sangavimba, asavimba, asangavimba |
| 2nd plural | navimba | nangavimba, anavimba, anangavimba |
| Class 1 | wavimba | wangavimba, akavimba, akangavimba |
| Class 2 | bavimba | bangavimba, abavimba, abangavimba |
| Class 3 | wavimba | wangavimba, awavimba, awangavimba |
| Class 4 | yavimba | yangavimba, ayavimba, ayangavimba |
| Class 5 | lavimba | langavimba, alavimba, alangavimba |
| Class 6 | avimba | angavimba, awavimba, awangavimba |
| Class 7 | savimba | sangavimba, asavimba, asangavimba |
| Class 8 | zavimba | zangavimba, azavimba, azangavimba |
| Class 9 | yavimba | yangavimba, ayavimba, ayangavimba |
| Class 10 | zavimba | zangavimba, azavimba, azangavimba |
| Class 11 | lwavimba | lwangavimba, alwavimba, alwangavimba |
| Class 14 | bavimba | bangavimba, abavimba, abangavimba |
| Class 15 | kwavimba | kwangavimba, akwavimba, akwangavimba |
| Class 17 | kwavimba | kwangavimba, akwavimba, akwangavimba |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “vimba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “vimba (6.6-3)”